This page is an extension of 56 Tactical Patterns That All Chess Players Should Know.
Attraction is when you lure (attract or force) an enemy piece to a square where it will become a target for another tactical idea.
Here are three examples of Attraction.
Example #1
1. Nxa6 Rxa6 2. Qxc4+
Example #2
1. Rxf7 Kxf7 2. Qb7+
Example #3
1… Rxg4+ 2. Qxg4 Ne3+ is both a fork and a discovered attack.